Soldering-iron.



PATENTED FEB. 7, 1905.

attovnug Patented February 7, 1905.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LOUDON SILOOTT, OF MOUNT VERNON, OHlO.

SOLDERlNG-IRON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 782.068, dated February'7, 1905, Application filed June 9, 1904- Serial No. 211,778.

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Be it known that I, LOUDON SILOOTT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Mount Vernon, in the county of Knox and State of Ohio. haveinvented certain new and useful improvements in Soldering-Irons, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to soldering-irons, and particularly to the classof such irons having pivoted or adjustable soldering-points controlledby a handle mechanism.

Various devices have been provided for holding soldering-points againstmovement after they have been adjusted or swung on their pivot by handto certain positions. These as well as other points are pivoted in theend of a handle stem or tube; but according to my invention thesoldering-point is detachably held to a head-block which is doublypivoted that is, it is pivoted at one place to an arm lixed to a handleand at another'place it is pivoted to a rod working through the handleand operated by a screw action to slide the rod without turning it.

The object, therefore, of the invention is to provide a soldering-ironwith a special headblock to detachably hold the soldering-point, toprovide means for making a double pivot connection between thesoldering-iron handle and the head-block, and to provide a novel andpeculiar device for adjusting the headblock and holding it by the samedevice in such adjusted position.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this application, Figure lis an elevation showing in dotted lines the solderingpoint adjusted tovarious positions and the keeper (in dotted lines) positioned to permitthe removal of the said point. Fig. 2 is a longitndinal section, partlyin elevation. Fig. 3 1s a perspective view of the head-block. Fig.

4 is a perspective view of the soldering-point. Fig. 5 is a similar viewof the arm, partly broken away. Fig. 6 is a detail section of the lowerpart of the handle. Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the screw-socket.

The same numeral-references denote the same parts throughout the severalviews of the drawings.

The handle 1 has a central bore 2 and a cavity into which is drivenflush with the handle end a sleeve or thimble 3 of the pivot-arm at,said thimble being fixed by suitable pins 5. The arm a has ears (5, oneof which is scrmv-threaded. with an interval or space between them.

The head-block T has a lug 8 fitting the said lit like parts 16 and 17,respectively, in the butt of the soldering-point 18 and has an aperture19, fitting a stud 20 of the head-block. A plate 21. is pivoted at 22and forms a keeper for the soldering-point.

The rod 12 has a threaded end 23, working in a screw-socket 2st, whichhas a bearing and a nut end 26, provided with a hand nut or wheel 27. Asleeve 28 is screw-threaded into the handle 1, so as to firmly fix itagainst turning in operating the device, and the sleeve has a collar 29,in which the bearing25 works, with the nut end 26 projecting out of thesleeve, and the nut 27 is secured in place by a suitable screw 30 toconnect the socket and the sleeve. It is therefore obvious that anyrotary movement of the nutQT will impart a slidable movement to theoperating-rod which will swing the soldering-point as desired. It willbe seen that the point is securely held to the head-block by the keeperand that the connections between the block, arm, and rod are such as toreadily permit the parts to be separated.

That the heat of the soldering-point may not be readily imparted to thearm and rod the head-block is preferably made of brass, while said armand rod is preferably of steel.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecureby Letters Patent, is-- 1. In a soldering-iron, a head-blockhaving the soldering-point detachably secured thereto and provided withdouble pivots one at an angle to the other and having independentconnections to the handle of the iron.

2. In a soldering-iron having a suitable Too handle, a head-blockcarrying the solderingpoint and pivoted to a fixed arm of the handle, arod slidable through the handle and pivoted to the said block, and meansto operate the rod.

3. The combination, with the head-block, the fixed arm to which theblock is pivoted, and the rod to which the block is pivoted, of thefixed sleeve, and the screw-socket turnable in the sleeve to slide thesaid rod without turning it.

4. In a soldering-ironhaving a suitable handle, an arm fixed to thehandle, a headblock pivoted to the arm and carrying a soldering-point,and a rod pivoted to the said block and having a screw end, of thesleeve fixed in the handle, the screw-socket loosely fitting the sleeveand having a projection therefrom, and a hand-nut secured to saidprojection to connect the sleeve and socket and to turn the latter onthe end of the said rod to slide it.

' 5. The combination, with the head-block, and the soldering-pointdetachably secured to the block, of a keeper pivoted upon the outside ofsaid block and working over the soldering-point to prevent displacementof the latter.

6. In a soldering-iron, a head-block having the soldering-pointdetachably secured thereto and provided with pivots one at an angle tothe other, and the independent connections from the pivots to the handleof the iron, one of said connections working parallel with andlengthwise the other to vary the position of the said point.

7. The combination, with the head-block carrying a soldering-point, thehandle having a central bore, an arm fixed to one end of the handle andhaving said block pivoted thereto, of means to swing and hold said blockat various positions, comprising a rod pivoted to the head-block andhaving a screw end extending into the handle, a sleeve fixed in theother end of the handle, a screw-socket loose within the sleeve andhaving a bearing working in said collar and a projection through thecollar, and a suitable nut secured to the projection to connect thesocket and the sleeve.

In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand in the presence of twowitnesses.

LOUDON SILGOTT.

\Vitnesses:

J. A. SCHAEFFER, \VM. VELSH.

